LING105 - Introduction To Cognitive Science

Status
O
Activity
REC
Section number integer
408
Title (text only)
Introduction To Cognitive Science
Term
2020C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
LING
Section number only
408
Section ID
LING105408
Course number integer
105
Registration notes
Crse Online: Sync & Async Components
Registration also required for Lecture (see below)
Meeting times
F 03:00 PM-04:00 PM
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Nicholas L Plante
Description
How do minds work? This course surveys a wide range of answers to this question from disciplines ranging from philosophy to neuroscience. The course devotes special attention to the use of simple computational and mathematical models. Topics include perception, learning, memory, decision making, emotion and consciousness. The course shows how the different views from the parent disciplines interact and identifies some common themes among the theories that have been proposed. The course pays particular attention to the distinctive role of computation in such theories and provides an introduction to some of the main directions of current research in the field. It is a requirement for the BA in Cognitive Science, the BAS in Computer and Cognitive Science, and the minor in Cognitive Science, and it is recommended for students taking the dual degree in Computer and Cognitive Science.
Course number only
105
Cross listings
PSYC207408, CIS140408, COGS001408
Fulfills
Formal Reasoning Course
Use local description
No